omwojo

Tooro

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /omwóːd͡ʒo/

Noun

omwojo class 1 (plural aboojo class 2, augmentless mwojo, plural augmentless boojo)

  1. boy (young male human)
    Hypernym: omwana
    Coordinate terms: (gender) omwisiki, (age) omusaija

Derived terms

  • akoojo (“small boy”)
  • obwojo (“boyhood (of gender)”)

References

  • Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 172
  • Rubongoya, L. T. (2013) Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro–Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro–Rutooro dictionary]‎[2], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, page 271
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